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adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

verb (used with object)

adjudicated, adjudicating 
  1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

  2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.

  3. to act as judge of (a contest).



verb (used without object)

adjudicated, adjudicating 
  1. to sit in judgment (usually followed byupon ).

adjudicate

/ əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv, əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one

  2. (intr) to act as an adjudicator

  3. (tr) chess to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc

  4. (intr) to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • adjudicative adjective
  • adjudicatory adjective
  • adjudicator noun
  • nonadjudicative adjective
  • nonadjudicatively adverb
  • readjudicate verb
  • ˌܻ徱ˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adjudicate1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin ū徱ٳܲ (past participle of ū徱 ); ad-, judge, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adjudicate1

C18: from Latin ū徱 to award something to someone, from ad- to + ū徱 to act as a judge, from ū judge
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Colón was the second boss of the agency, which was set up in 2018 to adjudicate claims of abuse by coaches in Olympic sports national governing bodies.

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Bush had another important advantage: His Iraq lies didn't need to be adjudicated through the courts.

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“These changes will lessen the quality of immigration case decisions and the speed at which immigration cases are adjudicated,” the letter stated.

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“Preventing me from adjudicating my case is ‘cruel and unusual punishment.’”

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WIlliams was, in the eyes of the adjudicating panel, a lone rogue agent.

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